We know you may still be mourning the New Orleans Saints' loss against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday (Jan. 14). But you have something to smile about: Mardi Gras is exactly one month away, on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Are you all set?

Speaking of food, we all love to eat fried chicken along the parade route. Here's dining critic Brett Anderson's favorite places to get some yard bird during Mardi Gras.

How about some tips and public transportation during Mardi Gras? Click here.And here's how not to get towed during Mardi Gras -- and what to do if you do get towed.

Things will be quiet this weekend, but the Carnival season gets kickin' the weekend after, when Krewe du Vieux marches through the French Quarter on Satuday, Jan. 27, and King Cake Festival takes place at Champions Square on Sunday, Jan. 28.